Klobuchar raises concerns over potential CP, CSX deal
The head of a U.S. Senate subcommittee raised concerns in a letter on Thursday to the U.S. Attorney General and head of the top U.S. rail regulator about a potential merger between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and CSX Corp, and called on them both to fully review the antitrust implications of any such deal. Thursday, October, 16, 2014 - Reuters - News

Report: Family farms produce 80 percent of world’s food
Despite renewed interest in industrial agriculture by investment banks and sovereign wealth funds, more than 80 percent of the world’s food is still produced by family farmers, according to new U.N. research published Oct. 16. Thursday, October, 16, 2014 - Thomson Reuters Foundation - News

Concern over food supplies for growing world population
With the world population rising, demographers are grappling with one of the most pressing issues of the century — will there be enough food for an extra 2 billion to 4 billion people? Wednesday, October, 15, 2014 - Reuters - News

US chicken exports to India more likely after WTO ruling
India broke World Trade Organization rules by blocking imports of U.S. poultry and other farm products because of unsubstantiated bird flu fears, a WTO dispute panel ruled on Tuesday, potentially opening up an estimated $300 million a year export market for the U.S. Tuesday, October, 14, 2014 - Reuters - News

With cool weather, crops dry slowly
Producers in the region could be dealing with late-maturing, high-moisture corn this fall.
That means they have some decisions to make, according to Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer and professor in NDSU’s Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department. Monday, October, 13, 2014 - - News

WASDE: Corn, soybeans up
Projected U.S. wheat ending stocks for 2014 to ’15 are down 44 million bushels. Production for 2014 to ’15 is up 5 million bushels based on the latest estimate from the Sept. 30 Small Grains 2014 Summary. Monday, October, 13, 2014 - - News

‘No right answer’ between PLC, ARC
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Dwight Aakre has analyzed many federal farm bills in his career. But even the veteran North Dakota State University Extension Service farm management specialist isn’t sure which of the two safety-net options created by the 2014 farm bill is the better choice for area farmers. Monday, October, 13, 2014 - Agweek - News

Iowa fertilizer plant reaches ‘peak construction’
Construction of a $1.8 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant in Wever, Iowa — the first large-scale fertilizer plant in the U.S. in nearly 25 years — is on schedule and should be completed early next year, says Shawn Rana, president of Iowa Fertilizer. Monday, October, 13, 2014 - Agweek - News

FAO: World food prices dip to 4-year low in September
World food prices fell to their lowest since August 2010 in September as prices of all major food groups except meat dropped, led by a sharp decline in dairy and sugar prices, the UN’s food agency said on Thursday. Thursday, October, 09, 2014 - - News

Farm management specialist: ‘No right answer’ between PLC, ARC
Dwight Aakre has analyzed many federal farm bills in his career. But even the veteran North Dakota State University Extension Service farm management specialist isn’t sure which of the two safety-net options created by the 2014 farm bill is the better choice for area farmers. Tuesday, October, 07, 2014 - Agweek - News

Builders race to finish SD grain facility
A $19 million grain-handling facility in Emery will be open for harvest, even though the project is behind schedule.
The 5.2-million-bushel grain and storage facility was announced in December 2013 and was scheduled to be completed for the 2014 harvest. Cargill AgHorizons Regional General Manager Dennis Inman says the facility might not operate at full speed until Nov. 1, but said he’s hopeful the facility can start taking grain in about 10 days. Tuesday, October, 07, 2014 - Forum News Service - News